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September 5, 2002 Mississippi Department of Corrections officials are going ahead with the transfer of inmates out of the privately run Delta Correctional Facility in Leflore County. Coahoma County Chancery Judge William Willard ruled Tuesday that Gov. Ronnie Musgrove's partial veto in April of the $54.7 million budgeted for private prisons was unconstitutional. Willard siad the contract between Delta Correctional and the MDOC was still in force. A one-year provision in the contract that guaranteed a minimum of 843 inmates expired June 30. Delta Correctional authority officials are hoping lawmakers will reinstate the guarantee during the special session of the Legislature that begins today. State Sen. David Jordan (D-Greenwood) said that was inlikely because Musgrove controls the agenda of a special session.
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The Massachusetts Department of Corrections has been under increased scrutiny since the murder of a high profile inmate in August, 2003. A panel appointed to investigate systemic issues related to the murder issued a report in February, 2004 after a four month review. The Governor has appointed a Commission to review the entire Department structure, the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Safety held an initial hearing in October, 2003, into the same issues with more hearings contemplated. The Commissioner for the Department under whom the murder occurred either resigned or was fired at the end of 2003 and on March 16th, 2004 a new Commissioner was appointed. A number of organizations including the CJPC are concerned about the environment within Massachusetts’ prisons and have advocated systemic changes for many years.
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August 30, 2002 Mississippi Department of Corrections officials say they are working on a transfer plan for the 794 inmates now housed at a private prison in Leflore County. Deputy Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps said he does not expect the prison to complete the shutdown process by the original target date of Sept. 20. Gov. Ronnie Musgrove and the MDOC are involved in a court fight over closing the Delta Correctional Facility in Greenwood. Delta Correctional administration have said that so far about 40 of the 200 employees at Delta Correctional have been offered jobs at state facilities. (Clarion Ledger)
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The Department of Corrections has a long history in Colorado, beginning with the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility in Cañon City, who received its first inmate on June 13, 1871. In April, 1874, the prison was officially transferred to the Territory of Colorado by the U.S. Government.
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The Department of Correctional Services is responsible for the confinement and habilitation of approximately 63,500 inmates held at 69 state correctional facilities plus the 966-bed Willard Drug Treatment Campus and is guided by the Departmental Mission. These prisons are located across New York State as depicted in the maps of prison locations. Driving directions to the facilities are available. Commissioner Fischer's Bio details his extensive background in the Corrections field.
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The Department operates its facilities under the principle that all administrative and management decisions either directly or indirectly affect the security and treatment goals of the facility. In that connection, facility staff can serve as an important and productive role model for inmates, conveying mainstream societal values to the inmate population. Opportunities for interaction between staff and inmate are expected to be conducted in a manner consistent with the objective of the facility.
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